Nuclear subsidies

James Meek's assertion that I accept "that new nuclear [plants] cannot be built without government money and public subsidies" is incorrect (Back to the Future, October 4). But the government could, by appropriate market measures and bringing longer-term stability and certainty to the market, create conditions for the private sector to invest in technologies, such as nuclear energy, that contribute to British energy security and climate-change objectives.
Keith Parker Nuclear Industry Association

Nigel McQuoid (Response, October 4) could illustrate his objectivity by telling us if he would abandon his belief in Genesis if he thought that science had disproved it. Most Christians have.Joe Cummings St Géry, France

The original hecklers smoothed out irregularities in material. Under New Labour they risk having the rug pulled from under their feet (Letters, October 1).Dr David Carvel Biggar, Lanarks

After his dissection of Katie Melua's Nine Million Bicycles (Letters,October 1), I want Simon Singh's opinion on Ella Fitzgerald's It Was Written in the Stars, and Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon.Julian Charlton Blackrock, Co Dublin

Martin Wainwright was mistaken when he described the traditional sausage as "sad" (Shortcuts, G2, September 23). Traditional products don't contain colouring, flavouring or preservatives - unlike the mass-produced rubbish sold for years by supermarkets.Ian Cockingwww.vikingsausages.co.uk

As a beekeeper for 44 years, I know the dimensions of British hives demand a broadsheet-size paper to unite two colonies (the bees chew through it). I had my fears about the Berliner, but it works perfectly. I am sure the balanced reporting also makes for peaceful bees.Adrian Waring Kettering, Northants

Is the introduction of two obituary pages in the Berliner Guardian a layout solution, or are more people dying?Paul Quinn Stafford